Construction site accident

Christopher Kaye, 57, has recently received a £4.2 million payout after he suffered personal injury in a work accident. At the time of the incident, Mr Kaye was working as a demolition worker for Euro Dismantling Services Ltd. He was replacing an excavator attachment when he was hit in the face by a metal bar that had become dislodged. Following the accident, Mr Kaye was rushed to Sheffield Hospital where he underwent a life saving operation, but the injuries to his brain were so sever....

A 38 year old construction worker who was seriously injured in a fall at work has secured a compensation package worth millions of pounds. The construction worker was working for Laing O’Rourke Construction Ltd. at a hospital in Newcastle. A scaffolding platform was unsecured and he fell 80 feet, shattering his legs and suffering life-changing head injuries. It is believed that the fact that he was working at a hospital may have saved his life as doctors were on hand to give him immediat....

Adrian Evens, Andrew Oliver and John Long have been fined a total of £5,000 after Mr David Pass suffered serious injuries in an accident when he fell eight meters through a barn roof in Greater Manchester. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted the three men following the accident on Fairy Lane in Sale on 20 June 2007. Mr Pass, 28 from Droylsden, was standing on the roof of a former stable while removing corrugated panels, when he accidentally  fell eight meters to ....

An Oldham property developer has been fined £2,000 for putting the lives of local residents at risk after he ignored two formal safety warnings. Mr Mahmood Khokhar, 29, of Fern Street in Oldham was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for failing to make an excavation safe in a residential area. A pit 1.8 meters deep had been dug for the foundations of a building extension in Chadderton. Trafford Magistrates' Court heard how the 29 year old, failed to comply with two not....

Construction worker David Lathbridge has been awarded £16,000 in compensation following an accident at work.